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William Lutwiniak
William Lutwiniak

New York Times, Tuesday, January 11, 1977

64-Across : Ursa Minor

Author:
William Lutwiniak
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.85, Missing: { none — this is a pangram }, Scrabble score: 335 (avg 1.77)
Open Squares: 69, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 3, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 6
William Lutwiniak has 304 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1977, The New York TimesNo. 10,013
Across
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Sande or Shoemaker, for short : JOCK
5
Is in accord : JIBES
10
Señora's home : CASA
14
Sharif : OMAR
15
Papal wear : ORALE
16
City of Russia : OREL
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Misogynist : WOMANHATER
19
Tangible : REAL
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Card game : LOO
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Time to celebrate : ANNIVERSARY
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Druggist's bible: Abbr. : USP
25
African nation : KENYA
26
Think : REFLECT
30
Magazine V.I.P. : EDITOR
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Unique : ONLY
35
Neighbor of Mex. : ARIZ
38
Wipe clean : ERASE
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Parseghian : ARA
40
Rancher : GRAZIER
42
Clock symbol : XII
43
Tenet : DOGMA
45
Word on the wall : MENE
46
Arabian Sea gulf : ADEN
47
Tawdry : SLEAZY
49
Hubbubs : CLAMORS
51
Clear the windshield : DEICE
54
Kind of about : GAD
55
Testy : QUARRELSOME
60
Shortchange : GYP
63
Bring to naught : UNDO
64
Ursa Minor : LESSERBEAR
66
___ impasse : ATAN
67
Mild expletives : DRATS
68
Guthrie : ARLO
69
Spinning toy : YOYO
70
Terriers : SKYES
71
On a cruise : ASEA
Down
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Facial flab : JOWL
2
Melville novel : OMOO
3
Disguise : CAMOUFLAGE
4
Thai isthmus : KRA
5
Barrymore or Gilbert : JOHN
6
Shah's domain : IRAN
7
Printed textile : BATIK
8
French pupil : ELEVE
9
Undisturbed : SERENE
10
Pirate : CORSAIR
11
Environs : AREA
12
Scorch : SEAR
13
Abettor : ALLY
18
Nuchal area : NAPE
22
U.S. painter : RYDER
24
Crafty : SLY
26
Paths : ROADS
27
Sign up : ENROL
28
Roadster : CAR
29
Ore car : TRAM
31
I.R.S. quarries : TAXDODGERS
32
Willow : OSIER
33
Control : REINS
36
Verbal ending : IZE
37
Element used in alloys : ZINC
40
Eyewitness : GAZER
41
Seafood item : EEL
44
Evergreen tree : MADRONO
46
Org. for G.P.'s : AMA
48
Gives up : YIELDS
50
Teen-___ : AGER
52
Court worker : CLERK
53
Elian output : ESSAY
55
Pier : QUAY
56
Golden-rule word : UNTO
57
"An apple ___" : ADAY
58
Bone: Prefix : OSTE
59
Clutter : MESS
61
Eli's home : YALE
62
Malay boat : PROA
65
Lea sound : BAA

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 5 debuted here and reused later, 1 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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